University of Arizona Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering EDA Tools Laboratory Course Information, Fall 2003

Books for Circuit Designers focusing on how to use circuit design tools:

• The Designer’s Guide to SPICE and SPECTRE, Kenneth S. Kundert, 1995.  

The classic text for design engineers getting started with circuit simulation.

Other books of general interest:

• The Art of Unix Programming, Eric S. Raymond, 2003.  

• Just for Fun, Linus Torvalds, 2001.  

The origins of Linux.  A delightfully inspiring book.  What it takes to replace bad, but firmly entrenched programs.

• The Cathedral and the Bazaar, Eric S. Raymond, 1999.  

How can open-source programs possibly succeed?  This is the best book on the subject.

• The Innovator’s Dilemma, Clayton M. Christensen, 1997.  

Why do technology companies almost invariably follow the same path to obsolescence?   What is wrong with “customer driven” and other bits of conventional wisdom?